| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Zane (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Fodor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Thorson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lado Arambula (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenny Coates (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Schiefelbein (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Daniel (fresh) 8 pts. C - Hans Smialowski (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | James Zane inbounds the ball | 30-36 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:46 | St. John's | Travis Abbott clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-36 |
| 19:44 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski grabs the board | 30-36 |
| 19:29 | Cincinnati | Jonathan Thorson steals the ball from Thomas Daniel | 30-36 |
| 19:19 | St. John's | James Zane misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Thomas Daniel - foul #1 on Thomas Daniel, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| 19:19 | St. John's | James Zane makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 19:19 | St. John's | James Zane makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 18:59 | Cincinnati | Donald Schiefelbein makes the jumper from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 18:57 | St. John's | Travis Abbott is hacked by Kenny Coates in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenny Coates, team foul #2 | 32-38 |
| 18:40 | St. John's | Kenny Coates steals it from Travis Abbott | 32-38 |
| 18:19 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-38 |
| 18:17 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 17:57 | St. John's | Buddy Williams misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 32-38 |
| 17:56 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 17:36 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Jonathan Thorson - foul #1 on Jonathan Thorson, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), Thomas Witt (SG), Harry Foutz (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) Buddy Williams, Travis Abbott, James Zane, James Fodor, Jonathan Thorson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Dunn (PG), Russell Kunz (SG), Timothy Moore (SF), Carmelo Salazar (PF) Lado Arambula, Kenny Coates, Donald Schiefelbein, Thomas Daniel | |
| 17:36 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski misses the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 17:36 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski misses the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 17:36 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| 17:23 | St. John's | Harry Foutz misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-38 |
| 17:22 | Cincinnati | Michael Dunn snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 17:03 | Cincinnati | Timothy Moore is fouled on the floor by Harry Foutz - foul #2 on Harry Foutz, team foul #2 | 32-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Olin Prosienski (SF) Hans Smialowski | |
| 16:57 | Cincinnati | Thomas Jackson takes the ball from Timothy Moore | 32-38 |
| 16:50 | St. John's | Olin Prosienski swats the short shot by Thomas Witt | 32-38 |
| 16:49 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson tips it in | 34-38 |
| 16:34 | Cincinnati | Olin Prosienski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-38 |
| 16:27 | St. John's | Russell Kunz is called for the reach on Thomas Witt - foul #1 on Russell Kunz, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Daniel (PF) Timothy Moore | |
| 16:11 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-38 |
| 16:09 | St. John's | Thomas Witt tips it in | 36-38 |
| 15:51 | Cincinnati | Michael Dunn is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Dunn, team foul #4 | 36-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), Stephan Carr (SF), Roy Baranski (PF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Richard Morrison, Thomas Witt, Harry Foutz, Thomas Jackson, Bradley Macklin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula (PG), Paul Thayer (SG), Donald Schiefelbein (SF), Hans Smialowski (C) Michael Dunn, Russell Kunz, Olin Prosienski, Carmelo Salazar | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Roy Baranski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Thorson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lado Arambula (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Thayer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Schiefelbein (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Daniel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Hans Smialowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | St. John's | Travis Abbott throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-38 |
| 15:40 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Hans Smialowski and he's hacked by Buddy Williams - foul #3 on Buddy Williams, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates (SG) Paul Thayer | |
| 15:40 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula makes the free throw | 36-41 |
| 15:20 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses long on an open shot from just outside the lane | 36-41 |
| 15:18 | St. John's | Buddy Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 15:10 | St. John's | Travis Abbott clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 15:09 | Cincinnati | Donald Schiefelbein pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| 15:04 | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 36-41 |
| 15:03 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 14:44 | St. John's | Stephan Carr makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Travis Abbott | 38-41 |
| 14:24 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Roy Baranski - foul #1 on Roy Baranski, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), Thomas Witt (SG), James Zane (SF), James Fodor (PF), Harry Foutz (C) Buddy Williams, Travis Abbott, Stephan Carr, Roy Baranski, Jonathan Thorson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Dunn (PG), Russell Kunz (SG), Olin Prosienski (SF), Timothy Moore (PF) Lado Arambula, Kenny Coates, Donald Schiefelbein, Thomas Daniel | |
| 14:24 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski misses the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 14:24 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 14:15 | St. John's | Thomas Witt hits a floater from close range and the foul's on Russell Kunz - foul #2 on Russell Kunz, team foul #5 | 40-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Bradley Macklin (C) Harry Foutz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Thayer (SF) Hans Smialowski | |
| 14:15 | St. John's | Thomas Witt makes the free throw | 41-42 |
| 13:56 | Cincinnati | Paul Thayer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 13:54 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Bradley Macklin | 41-42 |
| 13:49 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Bradley Macklin, team foul #5 | 41-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Jackson (C) Bradley Macklin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carmelo Salazar (C) Paul Thayer | |
| 13:29 | Cincinnati | Carmelo Salazar can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 41-42 |
| 13:27 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Olin Prosienski | 41-42 |
| 13:21 | Cincinnati | Thomas Jackson steps in front of the Russell Kunz pass | 41-42 |
| 13:17 | St. John's | Russell Kunz takes the ball from Thomas Witt in the backcourt | 41-42 |
| 13:14 | Cincinnati | Olin Prosienski banks in the layup on a great pass from Russell Kunz | 41-44 |
| 12:49 | St. John's | Michael Dunn is called for the reach on Thomas Jackson - foul #2 on Michael Dunn, team foul #6 | 41-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), Stephan Carr (SF), Bradley Macklin (PF), Harry Foutz (C) Richard Morrison, Thomas Witt, James Zane, James Fodor, Thomas Jackson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula (PG), Kenny Coates (SG), Paul Thayer (SF), Thomas Daniel (PF), Hans Smialowski (C) Michael Dunn, Russell Kunz, Olin Prosienski, Timothy Moore, Carmelo Salazar | |
| 12:40 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin is fouled on the floor by Lado Arambula - foul #3 on Lado Arambula, team foul #7 | 41-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Schiefelbein (SF) Paul Thayer | |
| 12:40 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin misses the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 12:40 | Cincinnati | Thomas Daniel grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 12:19 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 12:18 | St. John's | Harry Foutz grabs the board | 41-44 |
| 12:01 | St. John's | Harry Foutz blows the layup but he's hacked by Kenny Coates - foul #2 on Kenny Coates, team foul #8 | 41-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Thayer (PG), Russell Kunz (SG), Timothy Moore (C) Lado Arambula, Kenny Coates, Hans Smialowski | |
| 12:01 | St. John's | Harry Foutz makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 12:01 | St. John's | Harry Foutz makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 11:47 | Cincinnati | Timothy Moore hits the finger roll set up by Paul Thayer | 43-46 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bradley Macklin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Harry Foutz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Paul Thayer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Kunz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Schiefelbein (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Daniel (tiring) 8 pts. C - Timothy Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | St. John's | Harry Foutz's pass is intercepted by Paul Thayer in the backcourt | 43-46 |
| 11:44 | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz dunks the ball set up by Paul Thayer | 43-48 |
| 11:16 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses short on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Paul Thayer - foul #1 on Paul Thayer, team foul #9 | 43-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Jackson (PF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Bradley Macklin, Harry Foutz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Dunn (PG), Hans Smialowski (C) Donald Schiefelbein, Thomas Daniel | |
| 11:16 | St. John's | Stephan Carr makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 11:16 | St. John's | Stephan Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 10:49 | Cincinnati | Stephan Carr is called for the reach on Paul Thayer - foul #4 on Stephan Carr, team foul #6 | 45-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), Thomas Witt (SG), James Zane (SF), James Fodor (PF) Buddy Williams, Travis Abbott, Stephan Carr, Thomas Jackson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula (PG), Kenny Coates (SG), Donald Schiefelbein (SF), Carmelo Salazar (PF) Michael Dunn, Russell Kunz, Paul Thayer, Timothy Moore | |
| 10:34 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula is hacked by James Fodor - foul #1 on James Fodor, team foul #7 | 45-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Olin Prosienski (C) Hans Smialowski | |
| 10:34 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 10:34 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 10:14 | St. John's | Lado Arambula picks off the pass by James Fodor | 45-50 |
| 10:11 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula hits the finger roll | 45-52 |
| 09:50 | St. John's | James Fodor hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater in the paint | 45-52 |
| 09:48 | St. John's | James Zane grabs the offensive board | 45-52 |
| 09:23 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson drills a runner from the baseline | 47-52 |
| 09:12 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula is whistled for traveling | 47-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), Thomas Jackson (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) Richard Morrison, James Zane, James Fodor, Jonathan Thorson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Dunn (PG), Russell Kunz (SG), Paul Thayer (SF), Thomas Daniel (PF), Hans Smialowski (C) Lado Arambula, Kenny Coates, Donald Schiefelbein, Carmelo Salazar, Olin Prosienski | |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Hans Smialowski is called for the reach on Travis Abbott in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hans Smialowski, team foul #10 | 47-52 |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Travis Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Travis Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 08:50 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski misses badly on a shot from close range | 49-52 |
| 08:49 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin grabs the defensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 08:34 | St. John's | Michael Dunn blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Travis Abbott | 49-52 |
| 08:33 | Cincinnati | Paul Thayer gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 08:29 | Cincinnati | Michael Dunn connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Russell Kunz | 49-55 |
| 08:10 | St. John's | Thomas Witt misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-55 |
| 08:09 | Cincinnati | Thomas Daniel gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| 07:50 | Cincinnati | Thomas Daniel misses the jump hook from the left block | 49-55 |
| 07:48 | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz tips it back up and in | 49-57 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Witt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Bradley Macklin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Kunz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Thayer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Daniel (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Hans Smialowski (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | St. John's | Buddy Williams is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 49-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), Stephan Carr (SG), James Zane (SF), Roy Baranski (PF), Harry Foutz (C) Buddy Williams, Travis Abbott, Thomas Witt, Thomas Jackson, Bradley Macklin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula (PG), Kenny Coates (SG), Donald Schiefelbein (SF), Timothy Moore (PF) Michael Dunn, Russell Kunz, Paul Thayer, Thomas Daniel | |
| 07:08 | Cincinnati | Donald Schiefelbein's fadeaway is rejected by Roy Baranski | 49-57 |
| 07:06 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula tips it home | 49-59 |
| 07:04 | St. John's | Kenny Coates is called for the reach on Stephan Carr in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenny Coates, team foul #11 | 49-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Fodor (PF) Roy Baranski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Olin Prosienski (PF) Hans Smialowski | |
| 07:04 | St. John's | Stephan Carr makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 07:04 | St. John's | Stephan Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 06:44 | Cincinnati | Timothy Moore misses the easy layup | 51-59 |
| 06:42 | St. John's | Harry Foutz grabs the board | 51-59 |
| 06:38 | St. John's | Stephan Carr is hacked by Olin Prosienski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Olin Prosienski, team foul #12 | 51-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Jonathan Thorson (C) James Zane, Harry Foutz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Dunn (PG), Russell Kunz (SG), Carmelo Salazar (PF) Lado Arambula, Kenny Coates, Donald Schiefelbein | |
| 06:38 | St. John's | Stephan Carr makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 06:38 | St. John's | Stephan Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 06:28 | Cincinnati | Richard Morrison takes the ball from Timothy Moore | 53-59 |
| 06:25 | St. John's | Richard Morrison lays it in | 55-59 |
| 06:12 | Cincinnati | Olin Prosienski misses the driving attempt from close range | 55-59 |
| 06:10 | Cincinnati | Olin Prosienski tips it back up and in | 55-61 |
| 05:59 | St. John's | 3 seconds is called on Jonathan Thorson | 55-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG), Roy Baranski (PF) Richard Morrison, James Fodor | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Schiefelbein (SF), Thomas Daniel (PF) Olin Prosienski, Carmelo Salazar | |
| 05:47 | Cincinnati | Michael Dunn clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 55-61 |
| 05:46 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Stephan Carr | 55-61 |
| 05:30 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Travis Abbott | 57-61 |
| 05:07 | Cincinnati | Thomas Daniel misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Stephan Carr - foul #5 on Stephan Carr, team foul #8 | 57-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (PG), James Zane (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) Buddy Williams, Stephan Carr, Roy Baranski, Jonathan Thorson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula (PG), Kenny Coates (SG), Hans Smialowski (C) Michael Dunn, Russell Kunz, Timothy Moore | |
| 05:07 | Cincinnati | Thomas Daniel misses the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 05:07 | Cincinnati | Thomas Daniel makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 04:51 | St. John's | James Zane drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Witt | 59-62 |
| 04:35 | Cincinnati | Thomas Daniel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-62 |
| 04:33 | St. John's | Travis Abbott grabs the defensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 04:04 | St. John's | James Zane can't finish the layup | 59-62 |
| 04:02 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski grabs the defensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 03:38 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenny Coates | 59-64 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Thomas Witt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Travis Abbott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Zane (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Bradley Macklin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lado Arambula (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kenny Coates (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Schiefelbein (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Daniel (tired) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Hans Smialowski (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:36 | St. John's | Lado Arambula is called for the reach on Thomas Witt in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lado Arambula, team foul #13 | 59-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), James Fodor (PF), Harry Foutz (C) Travis Abbott, Thomas Jackson, Bradley Macklin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Dunn (PG), Russell Kunz (SG), Paul Thayer (SF), Carmelo Salazar (PF), Olin Prosienski (C) Lado Arambula, Kenny Coates, Donald Schiefelbein, Thomas Daniel, Hans Smialowski | |
| 03:36 | St. John's | Thomas Witt misses the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 03:36 | St. John's | Thomas Witt makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 03:20 | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Michael Dunn | 60-66 |
| 02:53 | St. John's | Thomas Witt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-66 |
| 02:51 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Carmelo Salazar | 60-66 |
| 02:51 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG), Jonathan Thorson (C) James Zane, Harry Foutz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula (PG), Kenny Coates (SG) Michael Dunn, Russell Kunz | |
| 02:49 | Cincinnati | Travis Abbott is called for the reach on Lado Arambula in the backcourt - foul #2 on Travis Abbott, team foul #9 | 60-66 |
| 02:49 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula misses the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 02:49 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson pulls down the rebound | 60-66 |
| 02:33 | St. John's | Thomas Witt hits a wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-66 |
| 02:19 | Cincinnati | Paul Thayer scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Lado Arambula | 62-69 |
| 02:17 | St. John's | Buddy Williams travels in the backcourt | 62-69 |
| Subs | St. John's | Harry Foutz (SF) Thomas Witt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 02:04 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Thayer | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:53 | St. John's | James Fodor can't finish the layup but the foul's on Kenny Coates - foul #4 on Kenny Coates, team foul #14 | 62-71 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zane (SF) Harry Foutz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Schiefelbein (SF), Thomas Daniel (PF), Hans Smialowski (C) Paul Thayer, Carmelo Salazar, Olin Prosienski | |
| 01:53 | St. John's | James Fodor makes the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 01:53 | St. John's | James Fodor makes the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| 01:36 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-71 |
| 01:34 | Cincinnati | Thomas Daniel tips it back up and in | 64-73 |
| 01:17 | St. John's | Travis Abbott is hacked by Kenny Coates - foul #5 on Kenny Coates, team foul #15 | 64-73 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz (SG) Kenny Coates | |
| 01:17 | St. John's | Travis Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 01:17 | St. John's | Travis Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:59 | Cincinnati | Thomas Daniel scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Lado Arambula | 66-75 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:53 | St. John's | Travis Abbott clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-75 |
| 00:51 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Lado Arambula | 66-75 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Buddy Williams is called for the reach on Lado Arambula in the backcourt - foul #4 on Buddy Williams, team foul #10 | 66-75 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Moore (SF) Donald Schiefelbein | |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula misses the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula misses the 2nd free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson grabs the board | 66-75 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Thomas Daniel is called for the reach on James Fodor - foul #2 on Thomas Daniel, team foul #16 | 66-75 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Schiefelbein (SF) Timothy Moore | |
| 00:43 | St. John's | James Fodor makes the 1st free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | James Fodor makes the 2nd free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | Buddy Williams is called for the reach on Lado Arambula in the backcourt - foul #5 on Buddy Williams, team foul #11 | 68-75 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG) Buddy Williams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Moore (SF) Donald Schiefelbein | |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula makes the 1st free throw | 68-76 |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula makes the 2nd free throw | 68-77 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Travis Abbott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-77 |
| 00:33 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Hans Smialowski | 68-77 |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski is hacked by Richard Morrison in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Morrison, team foul #12 | 68-77 |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski makes the 1st free throw | 68-78 |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski makes the 2nd free throw | 68-79 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Russell Kunz steps in front of the Travis Abbott pass in the backcourt | 68-79 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula runs out the clock | 68-79 |